"A riveting, must-read, year-in-the-life account of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what's really going on behind school doors, by New York Times bestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins Alexandra Robbins goes behind the scenes to tell the true, sometimes shocking, always inspirational stories of three teachers as they navigate a year in the classroom. She follows Penny, a southern middle school math teacher who...

"Education Professionals includes interviews with education professionals in the field, covers three main areas of this field that have proven to be stable, lucrative, and growing professions. - Early Childhood Education - Primary Education - Secondary Education"--

"This book focuses on encouragement for teachers paired with actionable strategies that can be used to improve areas of struggle such as classroom management, student engagement, student relationships, lack of planning time, and more. Most college education programs do not adequately prepare teachers for the realities of the classroom and teachers are left feeling overwhelmed and disillusioned as a result. This book will offer support to teachers...

This paper analyzes interviews with preservice, novice, and inservice teachers on their recollections of elementary or secondary teachers from their student days who served as either positive or negative role models. The interviewees described events in which they were student participant observers, providing a perspective which captures ideas, behaviors, and contexts of particular teaching acts. The paper looks at the nature of these projections...

"An illuminating guide to a career as a teacher written by acclaimed journalist Melinda D. Anderson and based on the real-life experiences of a master teacher-essential reading for anyone considering a path to this profession that changes lives"--

Guides students on the path to a career working in the field of education. Job profiles include adult and vocational education teachers, college professors, elementary school teachers, sports coaches, and teacher aides.

"In this sequel to his acclaimed The Call to Teach, David Hansen revisits the idea of teaching as a calling in light of contemporary prospects in education. He shows why the call to teach walks hand in hand with teaching as the holistic practice of being with students in their interaction with subject matter, one another, and their larger life experience. The book is a sequel, not merely a new edition. thoroughly re-written and re-researched to expand...